Apex Half Marathon

The Apex Half Marathon is a 13.1-mile race in Apex, North Carolina, run in October with an 8am start. It is the town’s first half marathon, presented by Garman Homes, and the organizers describe it as a local race built “by runners, for runners.” The event welcomes all paces, so the field is meant to include first-timers, regular club runners, and people chasing a personal best on the same starting line. The course detail points to a route built around Apex pride rather than a published landmark-by-landmark tour. The weekend includes packet pickup and an expo the day before, then a finish-area athlete village with food, music, medal presentations, a race backdrop, a PR bell, and a beer garden. The bigger hook is being part of the first edition, with neighbors encouraged to cheer and runners invited to help start a new community tradition.